Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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